The Executive Mansion roof is leaking so badly that the third floor has been closed to the public and furniture from two historic bedrooms has been moved to storage to keep it safe from water damage.

However, officials in Gov. Pat Quinn’s administration say there are no plans at this time to repair the leaks, even though they acknowledge there has been some damage to ceilings and walls.

“The maintenance will be deferred for the present time,” Quinn spokesman Dave Blanchette said. “It is not an ideal situation.”

Mansion curator Dave Bourland blamed the leaks on the harsh winter and the mansion roof that is 44 years old.

“This was kind of a tough winter, and we lost some shingles,” Bourland said. “We’re starting to get leaks in the bedrooms. We had to move the furniture until we could get the damage repaired. That stuff is irreplaceable, so I wasn’t comfortable with it being there.”

He said furniture was moved out of the Lincoln bedroom and the Yates bedroom. It was taken to the state’s museum storage facility at 11th and Ash streets, he said.

“The water’s coming through the ceiling,” Bourland said. “So there’s plaster falling down. That’s why I’ve got some plastic on the floor and some buckets there. It’s one of those things that came upon us pretty quick.”

Bourland said an attempt is underway to find some money at the Capital Development Board that could be used to make emergency repairs to the roof. The board handles state construction projects other than roads.

Quinn has living quarters in the mansion. Bourland said they have not been affected by the leaks.

“That’s in a new part of the mansion and they’re fine,” Bourland said. “Right now it’s kind of contained to two of the four guest bedrooms. Hopefully, we’ll do an emergency (repair) with CDB because you don’t know how much damage is up there and you want to get it fixed.”

Bourland didn’t say the entire roof had to be replaced, but noted it is 44 years old.